Lista variegata ( Moore, 1888 )

Rong, Hua, Wang, Yiping, Qi, Mujie & Li, Houhun, 2021, Taxonomic review of the genus Lista Walker, 1859 from China (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae), with descriptions of five new species, Zootaxa 5081 (2), pp. 237-262 : 259-260

Lista variegata ( Moore, 1888)

( Figs 20 , 36 , 48 )

Scopocera variegata Moore, 1888: 203 . TL: India.

Lista variegata (Moore) : Solis, 1992: 283.

Material examined. CHINA, Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Bomi County, 2800 m, 19.VIII.2003, HJ Xue and XP Wang, slide Nos. WYP05207 ♂, WYP05096 ♀; 1 ♀, Birishenshan, Bayi , Linzhi County, 3245 m, 28.VII.2010, coll. HH Li et al.; 7 ♂, 2 ♀, Lulang, Bayi County, Linzhi, 3065 m, 4.VIII.2010, coll. HH Li et al., slide Nos. RH15157 ♂, RH15158 ♀; 7 ♂, 2 ♀, Baishulin, Bayi, Linzhi County, 3100–3170 m, 7–13.VIII.2010, coll. HH Li et al.; 1 ♀, Bayi, Linzhi County, 3000 m, 1.VII.2013, coll. JW Li.

Adult ( Fig. 20 ) wingspan 29.0–36.0 mm.

Diagnosis. This species is characterized by the quadrate uncus with two spine-shaped processes medially, valva with the costa swollen at distal 2/5 on the dorsal margin, dorsal process of the sacculus tooth-shaped, and sclerotized subtriangular median plate serrated slightly on the outer margin ( Fig. 36 ). It is similar to L. yunnanensis sp. nov. in wing pattern and male genitalia, and the differences between them are stated in the diagnosis of L. yunnanensis sp. nov.

Distribution. China (Tibet), India.

Figures

FIGURES 14–21. Adults of Lista spp. 14. L. menghaiensis, male; 15. L. menglaensis, male; 16. L. monticola, male; 17. L. serrata sp. nov., holotype, male;18. L. sichuanensis, male; 19. L. zhengi sp. nov., paratype, female; 20. L. variegata, male; 21. L. yunnanensis sp. nov., holotype, male. Scale bars: 2.0 mm.

FIGURES 34–37. Male genitalia of Lista spp. 34. L. strumiformis sp. nov., paratype, slide No. RH15161; 35. L. zhengi sp. nov., paratype, slide No. RH16362; 36. L. variegata, slide No. RH15157; 37. L. yunnanensis sp. nov., holotype, slide No. RH15273. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 44–48. Female genitalia of Lista spp. 44. L. menglaensis, slide No. RH16432; L. haraldusalis, slide No. RH15154; 45. L. sichuanensis, slide No. RH16134; 46. L. strumiformis sp. nov., paratype, slide No. RH16126; 47. L. zhengi sp. nov., paratype, slide No. RH15152; 48. L. variegata, slide No. RH15158. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.